Agenda
Thursday, June 27
9:00am – 9:45am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Ms. Heather Amador, Director of Victim Services Policy and Programs, Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
Ms. LaShanta Harris, Assistant US Attorney, Chair, Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force
Ms. Kris Rose, Director, Office for Victims of Crime
Ms. Amelia Rubenstein, MSW, LCSW-C, Director, PARI, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work
9:45am – 10:45am
Keynote:
Melissa Snow, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Description
10:45AM – 11:00Am
Break
11:00am – 12:15pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Session A
Sex and Labor Trafficking 101
Candace Parrot, Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, Victim Services, Public Awareness Committee
Description
Session B
HOPE Court: The District of Columbia’s Response to Sexually Exploited Youth in the Court System
Wemi Peters, Keely Magyar and Dalton Collins, Office of the Attorney General, District of Columbia
Description
Session C
Understanding Running Behavior and NCMEC Child Sex Trafficking Resources for Prevention & Response
Brittany Butler, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Description
Session D
Survivor-led support: Using Virtual Platforms for Access and Engagement
Liz Kimbel, Restoring Ivy Collective
Description
12:15PM – 1:30PM
Lunch
Lunch will be provided.
1:30PM – 2:45PM
Plenary: Labor Trafficking by Forced Criminality Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Associate Director of Research, Learning, & Advocacy, Covenant House Action & Research Tank (CHART), New Jersey
Description
9:00am – 10:30am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Session A
Safe Harbor in Maryland: Protecting Youth Victims of Human Trafficking
Amanda Rodriguez, Executive Director, TurnAround Inc.
Description
Session B
HT 101 for Deaf Community Members and Service Providers
Elizabeth Bowman, Ph. D, Restoring Ivy Collective
Description
Session C
West Baltimore Community Assessment Report: Community Perspectives on Street- Based Sex Work & Harm Reduction Efforts in a Baltimore City Neighborhood
Ellie Park
Description
Session D
We are Informed, Aware; but do Vulnerable LGBTQ youth and Adults have the tools for Resilience and Thriving
Monte Ephraim
Description